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(Sep) Archive - October, 2004 (Nov)

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10-31	Vote: Democracy’s duty
10-31	Multi-million lawsuit filed in case of 3-year-old boy crushed by boulder
10-31	The quiet administration: Bush’s closed information policies threaten republic
10-31	Number Of EPA Suits Drops Under Bush
10-31	Both mislead about energy independence
10-31	Report Sounds Alarm on Pace of Arctic Climate Change; Warmth, Glacial Melt Linked to Humans; Wide-Ranging Effect on Environment and Industry Forecast - Terrorism, climate change and world poverty are inextricably linked; We must conquer them before they destroy us
10-31	Scientists boil down effects of global warming on Oregon - Some biologists blame global warming for dent in South's duck season
10-31	Britain's Queen Elizabeth says US must act over climate: report - US must act over climate says Queen
10-31	UK to pump greenhouse gas under sea
10-31	Benjamin angles to break GOP court jinx - Just tell the truth - Controversial, Costly Campaigns Making Headlines Around the United States - Court Campaign Steeped in Controversy; Legal Threats Remain Factor In Deeply Divided Judicial Race
10-31	Some spill evacuees still stuck Saturday - Emergency workers still cleaning up Huntington chemical spill
10-31	Canada foresees record drilling
10-31	Horizon Natural resources: AFTER STEEL, WILBUR ROSS BEST ON COAL (China to buy U.S. coal?)
10-31	Texas Genco Awarded DOE Grant for Coal Plant Emissions Project (There is no such thing as "clean" coal!) - Mesaba Energy project receives grant; Union leaders say timing of grant is suspicious
10-31	China: Poisonous gas gush kills 15 miners
10-31	Victories for the people
10-30	MSHA wrongfully awarded contracts, IG finds
10-30	Big Arctic Perils Seen in Warming - Climate change impacts on region may be pervasive
10-30	How do I vote if ... - W.Va. could go either way - Groups will help the handicapped get to the polls - Republicans Pressed To Halt Voter-Suppression Efforts - In Hills of W.Va., Volunteers Rush In To Mine for Votes - Courts Stall Ohio Voter Registration Challenges
10-30 Aacck!!	Bush Seeks Limit to Suits Over Voting Rights; Administration lawyers argue that only the Justice Department, not the voters, may sue to enforce provisions in the Help America Vote Act
10-30	Environment trumps any other issues for some voters
10-30	Wise Use in the White House, Pt. 2
10-30	Another Wait Feared In Knowing the Winner
10-30	Murray defends company's longwall mining practice
10-30	Cabell citizens speak out about senate race
10-30	Environmental board continues to implode
10-30	Residents begin returning home - W.Va. Residents Can Return After Leak
10-30	Ads dominate Warren McGraw’s campaign
10-30	NAACP: IRS harassment?
10-30	Byrd, Jay, Kennedy stump at Tech
10-30	Buildings get smarter on energy use
10-30	BLM rejects coal lease bid by Arch
10-30	Investigation begins in Henan coal mine tragedy
10-29	Massey chief disputes TV ad's layoff claim; Blankenship says mine's previous owner responsible for loss of 250 jobs at Cannelton
10-29	Once again, big donors find new ways to skirt the rules
10-29	Geological problems cause Consol to post quarterly loss
10-29	Early voting ends Saturday
10-29	Parties prepare for disputes - Sharp Increase in Early Voting Alters Campaign - Election officials in Ohio and Florida refuse poll access to international observers - Florida Computers Snatch Thousands of Votes from Kerry - Ohio Court Battles Flare Over Challenges to Voters
10-29	Once again, big donors find new ways to skirt the rules (But, as this article notes, Clean Elections works!)
10-29	Moving Mountains: Voices of Appalachia Rise Up Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining - Victories for the people and against the powerful
10-29	Toxic chemical spill forces evacuations - Residents, students evacuated - Evacuations Follow W.Va. Rail Tanker Leak
10-29	Johnson wants revolution in state's coal industry - Gubernatorial candidates campaign right up to wire
10-29	Judicial Campaign Ad Spending Breaks 2000 Record - West Virginia Spending Fact Sheet - Storyboards from the ads (scroll down)
10-29	Federal Advisory Panel on Coal Accused of Industry Ties
10-29	Wise Use in the White House, Pt. 1
10-29	Tracking Bush’s assault on the environment - Clear skies for energy producers and polluters
10-29	Racial divide must end, Harvard professor says - Citing July Speech, I.R.S. Decides to Review N.A.A.C.P.
10-29	Kennedy, Byrd, Jay to appear at rallies
10-29	Drug use in mines to be studied
10-29	Utilities Apply To Construct Power Plants Near Parks
10-29	TAX CREDIT EXTENSION PUTS WIND INDUSTRY BACK TO WORK; 2005 EXPECTED TO BREAK CAPACITY INSTALLATION RECORDS: New wave of projects brings clean energy, investment, jobs to rural America
10-29	The Future of Alternative Energy
10-29	Turn off and cash in £1bn, energy trust tells UK - Snazzier houses bring energy crisis home to middle class
10-29	Groups Target Bush EPA’s Refusal to Control Mercury, Other Toxic Air Pollutants
10-29	China Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 141 - Thirteen Killed in Siberian Mine Blast
10-29	U.S. needs a stronger stance on reducing emissions - Climate change makes life on the ice more dangerous - Curb global warming - More Action Needed to Tackle Climate Change - Supermarkets Told - Kyoto sacrificed to competitiveness
10-29	Judge relaxes gag order in death suit against coal giant
10-29	Arch Coal Completes Public Stock Offering - CONSOL Energy Announces Third Quarter Results
10-29	Secretary of Energy pays visit (The project would process waste coal, making diesel fuel, chemicals, hydrogen, electricity and plenty of pollution. The company's own reports show that just the gasification plant part of the project will produces 803 tons per day of slag and 201 tons per day of soot and consume 85.6 million gallons of water per day. Additional facilities, funded with your tax dollars, like this are planned for Franklin County, IL, Fayette County, IL and Logan County, WV.)
10-28	Record numbers head to polls early - Just three more days to vote early - MyPollingPlace.com is Nationwide Nonpartisan Poll Locator and Instruction Site - Blog Tracks Voting Problems
10-28	It's amazing, but not every American cares
10-28	UMW files appeal to obtain MSHA inspection study - Fatalities in mines at issue
10-28	Increased expenses hamper Massey's earnings; Competitive market has forced coal company to increase pay, benefits
10-28	Environmentalists Losing the War of Words, Says Berkeley Linguist
10-28	Manchin has the most money left; Democrat also has outspent opponents
10-28	State Senate races close as election nears, experts say
10-28	Clear skies act only helps businesses - Mercury high at Texas power plants
10-28	Run-Up to Vote Is Season for U.S. Largess; Armed With Big Grants, Officials Visit Key States - DOE will invest $235 million in Florida clean coal-fired power plant (More taxpayer money shoring up the myth of "clean" coal.) - Earth-friendly plant creates jobs - 3 firms study coal gas plant
10-28	Renewable Energy Laws Saving States Money - Mini power stations fight global warming
10-28	World energy demand to rise 60% by ’30
10-28	Expert: Bush Hides Global Warming Evidence - Scientists Say Bush Ignores Global Warming's Threat To Florida
10-28	New report documents profitable corporate actions to slow global warming - Industries seek more clarity on EU emissions trade
10-28	Pollution-choked Beijing races to clean up act
10-28	Henan coal mine blast toll jumps to 141
10-28	PUC to let environmentalists speak against coal plant
10-27	Chemical executives discuss industry woes
10-27	Utilities outline their plans for investors; AEP will bring new type of coal-fired power plant on line
10-27	Coalfields voter turnout could decide election; History indicates high turnout would boost Democrats - Early voting swamps W.Va. officials - Costs of early voting soaring in Putnam County
10-27	Fairfield residents challenge candidates; Environment, crime prevention among top concerns for citizens
10-27	Coal Ties Tar Science Panel, Groups Say
10-27	Longwall mining turned dream into big nightmare - See the effects of longwall mining - Field of greens is devastated by mine subsidence problem
10-27	Voter rolls skyrocket in W.Va. - WV Voter Registration for General Election - Pressure: Using faith for votes - East End group plans voter drive
10-27	As Voting Rolls Increase, So Do the Wild Cards
10-27	Stand Up and Be Counted
10-27	Clinch Coalition celebrates seven years (Remember DEP's Matt Crum?)
10-27	Electoral College Calculus; Computer Analysis Shows 33 Ways To End in a Tie - Legal Battles Over Ballots Put Election Rules in Flux
10-27	Warren McGraw pulls out 'big guns' in whirlwind tour
10-27	Conference addressing flood control projects
10-27	Green Energy Gets More Attention
10-27	Massey Energy Reports Third Quarter 2004 Financial Results
10-27	National Coal Corporation Completes Recently Announced Acquisition
10-27	Federal grant will help Excelsior Energy with coal gasification plant - Cinergy to study cleaner coal plant
10-27	Michael Leavitt: EPA’s Messenger
10-27	Star-studded roster covers area for Kerry - A mission to expose Bush policy on air, water - Advocates warn of mercury in fish - Sportsmen and the 2004 election: Guns or the environment?
10-26	To make sure your vote counts, get to the right precinct - Early ballots in Kanawha may hit 10,000 mark
10-26	Tonight: Tuesday, Oct. 26, OVEC/ NAACP forum: The Cabell-Huntington branch of the NAACP and Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition sponsor a candidates forum from 6 to 8 p.m. at the A.D. Lewis Community Center, Huntington. Several state and local candidates are invited. Call Sylvia Ridgeway at (304) 529-4692 or Janet Fout at (304) 522-0246.
10-26	Massey CEO Defends Contribution - Massey CEO's political donations questioned
10-26	The Future of the Environment - Bush's Crimes Against Nature - Energy Wars -- Foreign and Domestic
10-26	Massey to go before Supreme Court; Energy plant fighting permit suspension ordered by DEP because of violations - Judges don't make or take jobs - Courting trouble
10-26	Final candidate disclosures in - Money in Politics More Transparent in Some States Than Others; 33 States Receive Passing Grades
10-26	Republicans registered more new voters; Democrats still hold nearly 2-1 edge statewide, figures show - Early voters exceed 8,000 so far in Kanawha County
10-26	How George Bush lost the sun - Britain seeks wave power
10-26	NASA Expert Criticizes Bush on Global Warming Policy - Kyoto Too Little to Fix Warming - UN Climate Chief - Britain facing crisis from climate change - report - Climate activists slam coal power bid - Kyoto saved but bigger challenges from 2012
10-26	Man struck and killed by coal train
10-26	China Mine Blast Death Toll Rises to 122
10-26	Duluth News Tribune 10-25-2004 Clean coal plant to get $30 million (As long as there is mountaintop removal, there is no such thing as "clean" coal!)
10-26	Hair sampling study examines mercury levels
10-26	Energy users urged to cut fuel bills and save environment - Save Energy, Save Money, Save the Environment
10-26	Will recent acquisitions crush Arch Coal?
10-26	Campaigns fail to focus on energy - Enviro issues play big in the race for Florida's electoral votes
10-25	Mercury Dangers Downplayed in Favor of Power Industry
10-25	Big-bucks backer felt he had to try; Coal executive put $1.7 million into fierce battle against McGraw
10-25	Heated court race turning off many ad-weary voters; McGraw-Benjamin mud-slinging ranked among the nastiest
10-25	Bush’s biggest W.Va. backer; Coal and timber businessman says personal feelings drive fund raising
10-25	Hair Today, Memory Gone Tomorrow?
10-25	Orlando Utilities gets $235 million to build clean coal plant (As long as there is mountaintop removal, there is no such thing as "clean" coal!)
10-25	Hechler, Ireland want voting paper trail - Electronic Voting Raises New Issues
10-25	State birds declining, study says
10-25	Grassroots groups battle water pollution
10-25	ANALYSIS - Global Warming Seen as Security Threat - Global Warming Effects Faster Than Feared - Experts - EU Approves Eight National Emissions Trading Plans - Global warming a bigger threat to poor - Hurricanes may be wave of future, scientists say - Dire warnings from global warming report - Groups Call for Global Warming Control
10-25	No Carbon Copycats: Scientists Call for Burying Pollution
10-25	Go with the wind - Schwarzenegger Opens Stop on 'Hydrogen Highway' - Spain's Gamesa in talks to build British wind farms - Can dung power save the world?
10-25	Race for governor moves to low road - Evidence lacking in Warner's personal attacks on Manchin - Manchin won't bring progress, Warner says in debate
10-25	Death Toll in China Mine Explosion at 86
10-25	California judge's ruling keeps Peabody mine alive
10-25	Online call as hearts go out to Aberfan
10-25	Panel ponders president's pollution policy
10-25	Finding God in the Green
10-25	Diversity debated at conference
10-24	Miners' Benefits Vanish With Bankruptcy Ruling - Miners see health insurance disappear - Union steps up community organizing as it launches a strike
10-24	Judicial Races in Several States Become Partisan Battlegrounds
10-24	Campaigns reach voters one at a time
10-24	Voter surprised by registration change; Man’s voter registration fraudulently changed, state plans investigation (Abe is OVEC's organizer!)
10-24	Many barred from voting - Integrity of Florida E - Voting in Doubt
10-24	Organic Style magazine features Judy Bonds: These 50 heroes are making our planet a better place
10-24	Resources Management: Mining blamed for West Virginia woes
10-24	Democracy-to-Go
10-24	Mine gets largest federal fine in Kentucky history
10-24	Department of Energy official fights for Bush's record - EPA head defends Bush's record - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Bush Environmental Record - Bush vs. the Laureates: How Science Became a Partisan Issue - EPA chief defends Bush record on environment
10-24	Bush environmental policies embrace death and destruction - Skull vs. Bones - Green issues and the presidency - Recipe for Disaster - Bush says he's pro-life, then ruins the Earth - Bush anti-environment
10-24	Global warming seen as security threat - Global warming: Does doom loom? - Kyoto climate change - £6m ad alert on global warming - Climate change 'to reverse human progress' -Forget climate change, that's the least of our worries, say Nobel winners - Global warming devastating the lives of millions, say charities - Global warming can be averted without nuclear power
10-24	Global climate change may be causing more hurricanes - Climatologists: Global Warming Will Bring Florida More Hurricanes
10-24	Environmental groups get tour of tour focused on coal
10-24	Enviro talk
10-24	Mercury levels high in women of childbearing age, report says - Greenpeace to use mercury study for law lobbying - Eating lots of fish tied to high mercury levels - Hair Today, Memory Gone Tomorrow?
10-24	Tribe breathing easier following utility ruling
10-24	Environmental degradation hurting bird species
10-24	China: Bodies pulled from coal mine - China's energy crunch, a reason for the disastrous coal mine accidents
10-23	Wendell Berry: Compromise, Hell!
10-23	Arch Coal will sell new stock to refinance debt, develop new Logan mine
10-23	Forest service OKs mining under national forest - 1,200 acres of Boone Forest to be mined
10-23	Mine fatality fines set record - Cody Mining hit with fine for deadly explosion
10-23	Russia Duma Ratifies Kyoto Environment Pact - Russian house ratifies Kyoto Protocol - Russian vote saves Kyoto protocol - Kyoto treaty to be binding after Russian ratification
10-23	Coal firm to develop Elk Creek reserve
10-22	RFK Jr. takes aim at policy
10-22	Alliance Resource Partners announce coal development plans
10-22	Union takes stand during environmental meeting
10-22	Miners rally as union launches strike
10-22	1,200 acres of Boone Forest to be mined - Coal Mining To Be Allowed In Daniel Boone National Forest
10-22	Forum explores proposal on toxic air
10-22	Global warming effects faster than feared -experts - Global warming shift gets cold shoulder - Russia signals willingness to ratify Kyoto treaty
10-22	Consumption of Resources Outstripping Planet's Ability to Cope - Resources being used faster than can be replenished - Humans pillaging planet, group claims
10-22	148 Feared Dead in China Mine Blast; Safety Agency Vows Better Enforcement; 4,000 Killed This Year
10-21	Bonanza from gas wells not in county's future
10-21	‘Walkin’ Jim’ more than just stage name for Jim Stoltz
10-21	Analysis: Cost to Cut Coal Emissions Is Low
10-21	Group Warns on Consumption of Resources
10-21	Aid agencies' warning on climate - Bush vs Kerry environmental policies - Water scarcity: A looming crisis? - Climate change threatens world aid effort - Kerry Wins Fans Abroad with Global Warming Plan
10-21	Massey CEO's political donations questioned
10-21	China Mine Blast Kills 60, Scores Still Missing - 60 Die in Chinese Mine Blast; 88 Missing
10-21	County fall cleanup set for Saturday
10-21	Talks to focus on pollution proposal
10-20	Message muddled on mine reclamation fund
10-20	Acid mine drainage focus of Mettiki case
10-20	Gubernatorial candidates debate
10-20	Stiffer mining rules are proposed for Virginia; Action comes after boulder killed boy - State mine department asks to stiffen safety regulations, fines - Agency issues draft accident investigation report
10-20	Residents claim coal trucks back to old habits - Workers’ Comp OKs new black-lung regulations
10-20	Benjamin statement questioned; Records show candidate hasn't had oral arguments before Supreme Court - Benjamin is taking campaigns to new low - Partisan court campaigns aren’t good for the state
10-20	Kentucky: Coal trucks' speed, weight criticized
10-20	Global warming a bigger threat to poor - Human cost of climate change
10-20	Interest Groups Mounting Costly Push to Get Out Vote
10-20	Cost of Mercury Pollution Control: A Cup of Coffee Per Month - Paying a little more would cut mercury a lot, group says - Wildlife group: Cut mercury emissions
10-20	World Sales of Solar Cells Jump 32 Percent - Rising Fuel Prices Boost Renewable Energy
10-20	Canyon group lobbies Wise on park status
10-20	Audubon: Habitat Losses Lower Bird Count (Mountaintop removal is habitat loss on steroids!)
10-20	Some mining charges dismissed
10-20	Clean coal: A good investment? Proponents say it could be America's dream energy resource, but it's expensive -- and controversial (Why invest in a myth?)
10-19	Colleges Mobilize for Energy Independence Day - It's up to us to begin fighting dirty energy - Middlebury Students Demand Plan for Independence from Dirty Energy
10-19	Impoundments draw concerns in Whitesville
10-19	Walkin’ Jim Stoltz Brings ‘Forever Wild’ Show to Mountain State
10-19	Ohio coal operator bankrolled anti-Kerry ads
10-19	Bush vs. the Laureates: How Science Became a Partisan Issue - The future of the planet: Which first -- Improvements or growth? - Bush Environmental Policies Spur Some Outdoorsmen to Consider Kerry
10-19	Union pickets county mine
10-19	Bar 'unhappy' with conduct in race - Massey CEO, doctors fund anti-McGraw group
10-19	Comp officials to discuss black-lung insurance
10-19	Rahall has huge lead in fund-raising
10-19	Little cost to cut 90 percent of mercury emissions, says environmental group
10-19	FedEx to Build 2nd-Largest US Private Solar System - Wind helps us lower fossil fuel dependence
10-19	Climate, the Absent Issue - Facing the realities of global warming - Global climate change to kill Earth with ice and deserts - Could gas tax save the planet?
10-19	Can Britain go back to coal?
10-19	New Jersey Lawsuit Challenges Electronic Voting - Both Parties Claim Registration Success
10-19	Arch Coal to offer 6.25 mln shares
10-18	Ex-mining president retiring from Arch Coal
10-18	Kerry, Bush lay claims on coal; Support for clean coal research depends on what figures looked at (As long as there is mountaintop removal, there is no such thing as 'clean' coal.)
10-18	Scientist paints grim global warming scenario - Surprise CO2 Rise May Speed Up Global Warming - Climate change puts North Pole oil in Danish sights (Geez, what's making it melt in the first place?)
10-18	Children’s issues: Fair, accurate information needed
10-18	Mayoral forum set for tonight
10-18	Water runoff problem corrected in Boomer
10-18	Black Mesa Pipeline fined for slurry spill
10-18	A status report from the front lines of political activism
10-17	Other coal interests spread campaign contributions (Any questions on why we need Clean Elections legislation in West Virginia?) - Democrat criticizes out-of-state money; Republican defends funds in border counties Senate race
10-17	Super Rich Step Into Political Vacuum: McCain-Feingold Paved Way for 527s
10-17	Mine chief at issue again; Safety has improved nationally, but lapses offer campaign ammunition
10-17	Former senator to receive OVEC award
10-17	State of urgency: In battleground West Virginia, the voters feel relevant - Voters must choose in divided election environment
10-17	Kentucky youth reluctant to choose a career in mining - DIGGING FOR MANPOWER
10-17	Coal fuels China, global pollution
10-16	Early voting officially kicks off 2004 election
10-16	Election spawns scams - Dirty tricks
10-16	National Coal fails to get injunction against activists - Bid to halt mining protests fails - Mine protesters defeat temporary injunction in Knoxville
10-16	Rising fossil fuel prices boost prospects for renewable energy
10-16	Republicans always lived here
10-16	Tourism’s economic impact discussed
10-16	Britain pushes US hard to sign Kyoto treaty - WE ARE RUNNING A DE FACTO EXPERIMENT TO SEE WHO IS RIGHT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE - Climate change strategy launched by South Africa
10-16	Arch Coal 3Q Profit Falls Slightly - Moody's cuts Arch Coal's rating deeper into junk
10-16	Abandoned coal mines are big draw for off-road tourists
10-16	American Indians who fish for their food are worried about mercury in the nation's waters
10-16	DOE awards $19.7 million to Peabody to build low-emission facility in N.M. (As long as there is mountaintop removal, there is no such thing as 'clean' coal.)
10-16	China's growth takes toll on resources; Government spurred to take action after pressure groups raise alarm over land, air and water pollution
10-16	Counting the errors of his ways - A short list of mistakes
10-15	Rights, justice, and solidarity across oceans: The campaign against devastating mountain top removal coal mining in the US should be linked to the larger global struggle for justice and human rights
10-15	Massey CEO gives $1.7 million to anti-Warren McGraw group - For The Sake of Kids gets $2.5 million, mostly Massey cash (Massey for kids?? Massey Energy's mountaintop removal operations mean there are coal sludge impoundments above schools, schools coated with deadly coal dust, unions busted so kids' parents make less money, entire communities driven away, and those remaining are more frequently and severely flooded. That's Massey's "caring" attitude for you, And now Massey is attempting to buy itself a judge!) - Massey chief pours $1.7 million into race
10-15	Brent Benjamin, other Republicans raking in heaviest coal industry contributions (Any questions on why we need Clean Elections legislation in West Virginia?)
10-15	Some may have lost real vote to phone hoax - Block the Vote
10-15	MSHA studied safety cutback; Va. consultant paid $400,000 to study mine inspection cuts
10-15	Bush's Appeal To America's Underclass
10-15	Halliburton's Interests Assisted by White House
10-15	Former EPA official blasts Bush's record
10-15	Peabody Energy doubles its profits
10-15	10 big stories the mainstream media missed (But, if you were following the links posted here, you knew about these stories!)
10-15	Workman criticizes Sprouse labor ads - UMW endorses Capito
10-15	Coal miners in high demand
10-15	National Coal Co. Takes Katuah EF! to Court
10-15	Ken Hechler, Betty Ireland spar over age - Ken Hechler, Betty Ireland debate the role of secretary of state
10-15	Battling the big shots
10-15	Enough is Enough!
10-15	UK scientists think they have taken a major step forward in making hydrogen a practical replacement for petrol
10-15	RFK Jr. blasts Bush’s ‘Crimes Against Nature’ - Warnings increase for mercury in New York fish
10-14	Gauges not measuring up
10-14	Voters confused by calls about absentee voting
10-14	Vote — or one-issue groups may carry West Virginia Nov. 2 - Eager early voters turn out in droves; Estimates exceeded on first day of general election balloting
10-14	McGraw: GOP rival getting out-of-state coal firm donations
10-14	Mine agency fires back at Bush critics - Mine Safety and Health Administration Celebrates 25 Years of Success with Publication on Agency's History - MSHA chief sees future with no mine fatalities - Bush vs. the environment
10-14	Mingo Democrat’s GOP endorsement ruffles feathers
10-14	Environment worsened under Bush in many key areas, data show
10-14	CONGRESS PUNTS ABANDONED COAL MINE CLEANUP TAX: UNTIL AFTER ELECTION - UMWA head says reclamation program must continue
10-14	Ex-Horizon miners flock to insurance from union - Miners signing up for insurance help after Horizon sale
10-14	Coal (Industry) Council is fine with either Bush, Kerry
10-14	Calling all coal miners
10-14	Carbon 'reaching danger levels' - Top British scientist warns of global warming disaster - Global warming raises fears of London flood - Greenhouse gas jump shows Kyoto vital - UK
10-14	Ecuador Seen Losing Glaciers to Global Warming - Conference talks global warming - Researchers Find Frozen North May Accelerate Climate Change - Accelerated circumpolar climate change has global impact, says international scientific assessment
10-14	Headwaters Incorporated to Conduct Coal-to-Oil Feasibility Study for Oil India Limited
10-14	BT gets behind renewable energy - Sierra Club pushes renewable energy - Clean energy now
10-13	Last Day to Register to Vote: Early Voting Begins! - Voter registration offices swamped; Lines spill outside; today is last day to sign up - UMWA will help register voters today
10-13	Paying the Price for Coal: West Virginia and D.C. Victims of Coal Power Join for Dramatic, Unprecedented Appeal
10-13	Where Kerry Is Trying to Avoid Gore's Pitfalls
10-13	The Bush administration has committed itself to reshaping the EPA by staffing key regulatory posts with industry lobbyists and lawyers - Many agencies headed by industry veterans who are watering down regulation - Staffing from the right
10-13	Kenyan Laureate Urges Rich Nations to Ratify Kyoto - Nobel Winner: US Voters Hold Key to Ending Iraq War, Curbing Global Warming
10-13	Four More Years for the Earth
10-13	UK urges US to ratify climate change protocol - Global warming clock 'ticks faster' - Carbon trading in Europe triples since Russian move on Kyoto - Chief British Scientist Says Act Now on CO2 - Global Warming - Next 30 Years are Critical - Global Warming Becomes Hot News - Russia's Putin Hopes for Kyoto Ratification
10-13	Market for coal could be on the upswing (Meanwhile, global warming, mountaintop removal and the ruination of the air, water and land that support our lives are on the upswing too...) - Coal's future may be in gas
10-13	Health Advocates Urge Administration to Support Binding Global Mercury Treaty
10-13	CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES WOULD CREATE 1.4 MILLION NEW JOBS - THE ENERGY CHALLENGE 2004 -- Wind - Blue-Green Alliance Report For A Better Future: The United States Can Create Jobs, Protect The Environment - Colorado Renewable Energy in the Voters' Hands
10-13	Possible fire idles Cumberland Mine for two days
10-13	Arch Coal's Third Quarter Conference Call to Be Broadcast on Internet
10-13	Panel gives conditional OK for power plant
10-13	Conference looks at low-grade coal
10-13	In Germany: From Coal to Centers of High-tech; With coal mines closing, innovative industry is the hope for the region
10-12	Ireland priorities: Updated voting machines, anti-fraud (OVEC leads Citizens for Clean Elections)
10-12	ERASING THE RULES: Environment in the balance
10-12	Miner killed at CONSOL operation
10-12	Tennessee: Activists protest coal company exec - Injunction Served on Katuah Earth First!
10-12	Environmental Reality Check
10-12	Carbon dioxide spike renews global warming fears - Scientist finds huge jump in gas that causes global warming - Climate change warning for Scots as levels rise
10-12	Christians launch climate-change campaign - Churches launch climate campaign
10-12	Bush Administration Abdicates Leadership on Global Warming
10-12	SNIFF SOME MERCURY; YOU'LL FEEL BETTER
10-12	Coal-driven China can hardly draw breath - Toxic smog shrouds Beijing
10-11	Still buried in SLUDGE
10-11	"Clean coal": Funding of troubled coal program at issue
10-11	Warming: Solid scientific fact - Climate fear as global warming speeds up - Surprise CO2 rise may speed up global warming - Climate fear as carbon levels soar ; Scientists bewildered by sharp rise of CO2 in atmosphere for second year running
10-11	Sea surface water temperature increasing and hurricanes getting bigger and stronger - Global Warming: Epic Droughts Possible, Study Says - Suspects in Demise of Giant Mammals
10-11	Among Black Voters, a Fervor to Make Their Ballots Count - New Backup Voting System May Pose Problems
10-11	In rule-making, words are deeds - Blue Waters, Gray Air: Environmental Issues in Presidential Politics - W.Va. miners heavily pursued by candidates
10-11	Report: Ties between coal-processing firm and Alaska's attorney general go deeper than stock
10-10	Critical of MSHA, official to retire
10-10	Groups seek moratorium on wind turbine construction
10-10	W.Va. miners heavily pursued by candidates
10-10	Pollution divides political activists; Environmental issues keep Bush, Kerry on defensive - Bush, The Polluter's Friend
10-10	Watching the mountain: Raleigh residents blame heavy use of ridge for high water
10-10	Burning Issues: Turning coal waste into light
10-10	‘Deadlier than terrorism: Global warming’ - Climate change: SA enlists all departments - Britain urges developing world to fight climate change
10-10	Horizon sale leaves miners in the lurch - Coal crunch: Industry in desperate need of miners - Coal mining isn't just a man's world
10-10	Groups try to motivate young voters
10-10	Behind the Scenes, Officials Wrestle Over Voting Rules - Election-Related Lawsuits Pile Up in Fla.
10-10	Bluefield-to-Beckley heritage drive seems to be catching on with tourists
10-10	COAL INDUSTRY BORROWS FROM OTHERS TO CUT DOWN ON JOBS' DEADLY HAZARDS - Coal industry searching for technology to make mining safer - Coal-dust monitor comes up big (scroll down)
10-10	Let's put energy saving on the map
10-10	Anglers work to keep trout stream clean
10-9	Jack Spadaro settles fight with MSHA, retires - Mine inspector settles case against MSHA
10-9	Ky. coal operator fined $536,050; Coal miner’s death result of safety violations, MHSA says; ‘unexcused deficiencies’ not identified
10-9	A one-man environmental protection agency - Bio of Tom Fitzgerald
10-9	Warner: Panel fastest way to address safety concerns after boy crushed
10-9	Churches' Campaign to Tackle Climate Change
10-9	Climate change, humans caused large mammal extinctions - Alaskan investigates the cultural aspects of climate change
10-8	Clean coal important, expert says (Can you say "climate change"? "Mountaintop Removal"? "Power plant waste"? There is no such thing as "clean" coal!)
10-8	Candidates get serious about election fraud
10-8	Massey Energy agrees to limit executives' severance packages
10-8	Protecting the polluters
10-8	EPA defends mercury position
10-8	Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Crimes Against Nature - Still Waiting For That Call From Kennebunkport
10-8	Kenyan Environmentalist Wins Nobel Peace Prize - Kenyan tree planter wins peace prize
10-8	U.S. failing on pollution policy - Study Shows Potential for Antarctic Climate Change - Exxon admits greenhouse gas increase
10-8	Influential Leaders Push for Clean Energy, Global Warming Questions in Remaining Presidential Debates
10-8	ACEEE TESTIFIES ON EFFICIENCY'S ROLE IN RESTORING THE U.S ECONOMY'S HEALTH
10-7	Voter registration booming; October 13 is last day to register to vote in election for West Virginians
10-7	UMW continues attack on Bush record; Union notes MSHA chief Lauriski’s role in 1984 coal mine disaster
10-7	Court race focus stays on case - Calls aren’t push polls, anti-McGraw group says
10-7	Warner steps up attacks at debate - Panel to hear final state report
10-7	Environment clearly divides Bush and Kerry; Senator's record sits well with conservation groups
10-7	Miners plan anti-Massey campaign
10-7	Plan to Fill Floodway with Coal Ash Points to Inconsistencies
10-7	Indiana: Public asks state to cut mercury emissions; The federal plan doesn't do enough, regulators are told
10-7	East Ky. Power trash-to-energy proposal scrapped
10-7	Environmental Groups Demand Cape Wind Impact Statement
10-6	Coal group, under new name, attacks Kerry
10-6	Sale of bankrupt coal company now complete
10-6	Manchin, Warner prepare for televised debate; Mountain Party candidate’s supporters to protest outside
10-6	Kyoto not panacea for global warming - Cold shoulder won't work - A global-warming warning: emissions must be reduced
10-6	Catch and release
10-6	China's dependence on dangerous coal keeps growing
10-6	Quebec launches C$1.9 bln in wind power projects
10-5	Julie Archer: Touch-screen voting machines are not required by federal law - 'Old Granny D' Just Keeps On Walking -- Into a Race for Senate
10-5	Residents submit to mercury tests
10-5	Coal: Clean, green power machine?
10-5	Rally to focus on coal's future
10-5	Katuah Earth First Declares Oct. Hell Month for National Coal Corp
10-5	Protections used to be bipartisan - West Virginia swing voters split on which candidate to support - I'm Coming to Your Door
10-5	Work begun to clean landslide
10-5	African Conflict Is Seen Rooted in Environment
10-4	EPA inspector general blasts Bush utility rules
10-4	Region’s economy, environment suffer under NAFTA, some say
10-4	The black cloud over power - Air pollution debate must not be overlooked - States Call For Stronger Rulings On Mercury Pollution - Mercury up in Florida's fish - Smokestack pollution
10-4	Mike Harman: ‘Frivolous’ lawsuits protect people
10-4	Presidential Candidates Speak Out on Science Policies - The environment/Bush's radical dismantling
10-4	Energy bill a special-interests triumph
10-4	Kyoto's Tipping Point
10-4	Land-use decisions largely favor energy industry - For good or ill, Bush clears path for energy development - A Gusher Of Cash For Domestic Drilling
10-4	Is energy independence an impossible goal? - One solution: a creative mix of policies to weld new sources of energy with fuel-efficiency - Shell: $50 oil may spur alternatives - Solar power for all new homes
10-4	Wind farms proposed to reach renewable energy targets - Change in the Chinese Wind
10-4	After 215 years, U.S. Marshals Service still long arm of the law
10-4	Railroad’s lobbying “wish list” includes axing fuel tax
10-4	How to reach undecideds - As Deadlines Hit, Rolls of Voters Show Big Surge
10-3	Oct. 26, OVEC/NAACP forum
10-3	Official has ties to injury lawsuit; Mining agency head worked for company that sued over injury reports
10-3	UMWA president says fight over Horizon jobs, benefits not over - Massey Completes Mines Purchase (scroll down)
10-3	U.S. Firms Look Ahead To Emissions Cuts Overseas; Whether Russia Ratifies Treaty Is Key - Voting for Kyoto
10-3	Investigating a turbine tragedy; Bat deaths could threaten green image of wind power - Not many alternatives for energy investors
10-3	Tech grad to discuss world energy 'fracas'
10-3	As fuel use rises, China eyes alternatives; Renewable energy efforts get backing
10-3	Growing up in Appalachia is a good life, Roger Osborne says
10-2	TOWN HALL MEETING
10-2	Speaker denounces mountain top removal
10-2	Prosecutor named in mining accident that killed boy - Special prosecutor to look into coal-mining fatality - Stop-work order issued to strip mine
10-2	EPA Is Lax on Coal Power Rule, Report Says; The agency's inspector general says a Bush administration policy undercuts the government's ability to make utilities comply with clean air laws.
10-2	Green Groups Praise Russian Decision to Ratify Kyoto - Russian cabinet approves Kyoto
10-1	Judge OKs sale of bankrupt firm; UMW vows to keep fighting plan because it sacrifices health benefits
10-1	America! America! God Shed His Grace on thee - Environment, religion, care for the powerless, Social Security
10-1	Coal price hike boosts revenue
10-1	Judge lifts stay of Horizon sale - Judge lifts stay on sale of Horizon Natural Resources - Judge Allows Coal Company Sale - Judge lifts stay on sale of Horizon Natural Resources
10-1	Residents speak against coal company vandalism - Vandals target coal company
10-1	Mine cleanup program gets reprieve
10-1	Mine deaths; Use common sense
10-1	Inspector General Says E.P.A. Rule Aids Polluters
10-1	With Russia's Nod, Treaty on Emissions Clears Last Hurdle - Annan hails Russia's Kyoto move - EU claims 'victory' as Russian cabinet approves Kyoto treaty - Kyoto pact leaves Japan with long to-do list - Global Warming Is Expected to Raise Hurricane Intensity - Russian Ministers Approval of Kyoto Climate Treaty Isolates US Inaction on Global Warming says World Wildlife Fund - Kyoto Is Saved Again — But Will It Save the Earth?
10-1	Illinois EPA Rejects Tougher Pollution Rules for Coal-Burning Plants - State coal plants dodge tougher pollution rules

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